COVID-19/Coronavirus

Initial decrease seen in proportion with inappropriate prescription, followed by subsequent increase There was an initial decrease in inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions following onset of COVID-19, followed by an increase, according to a study published online April 22 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Kao-Ping Chua, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, and...

COVID-19 may alter NMOSD and MS risk and appears to be related to genetic susceptibility, a systemic review indicates. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common central nervous system (CNS) condition with axonal damage, and its pathogenesis is unclear, though much is known about its risk factors. On the other hand, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is...

Viral load rebound, symptom rebound common with VV116, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 For patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, viral load rebound and symptom rebound can occur after a standard five-day course of treatment with VV116 or nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, according to a study published online March 13 in JAMA Network Open. Zhitao Yang, M.D., from Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai,...

Severely immunocompromised individuals had greater SARS-CoV-2 evolution, higher risk for developing resistance against therapeutic mAbs The risk for prolonged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) varies across immunosuppressive conditions, according to a study published in the Jan. 24 issue of Science Translational Medicine. Yijia Li, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues performed...

Key Takeaways Vegetarian diets appear to help people avoid COVID infection People eating plant-based diets were 39% less likely to contract COVID About 52% of meat-eaters became infected with COVID, compared with 40% of vegetarians/vegans Vegetarian diets have been tied to a variety of health benefits – lower blood pressure, better blood sugar control and...

This study on gay and bisexual men in Australia shows that while COVID-19 outbreak-related measures led to fewer sexual partners, there was a decline in condom and pre-exposure prophylaxis use. COVID-19 has not just caused significant mortality, but it has also disrupted the healthcare system, including the delivery of care for existing conditions like HIV,...

Key Takeaways An estimated one-third of people who have COVID-19 could wind up with long-term COVID symptoms, a new study says Nearly half of Americans have had COVID-19, and 1 in 7 have gone on to suffer long COVID Symptoms associated with long COVID include brain fog, anxiety, depression and mobility problems As many as...

All participants exceeded twofold increase in spike-specific IgG, with geometric mean fold risk of 19.5 on day 57 Two doses of a novel intranasal live-attenuated COVID-19 vaccine, CoviLiv, induce poly-antigenic immune response, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDWeek), held from Oct. 11 to 15...

Anti-CD20 therapies increase while mRNA vaccines decrease the risk of COVID-19 in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns were raised for vulnerable patients suffering from neuroinflammatory diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). MS patients showed a higher hospitalization rate with COVID-19 than the general...